Security Reminder

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

I thought I would post a slight twist to the Paypal emails. My wife and I sell items on eBay on a semi-regular basis, but we use the same PayPal account to accept payments. As such, I am never completely aware of exactly what she has sold and what funds she is expecting. Anyway, the other day I received an email from Paypal saying that so and so had sent us $43.12. My wife not being home, I clicked on the link in the email to review the transaction, and so I could record it (I track our PayPal account in MS Money just like a checking account). Usually, I would check the link before clicking it to insure it was going to Paypal, but was really convinced that it was a valid email so just clicked the link in the email. Got to "PayPal's" website and logged in with user ID and password. After clicking login, I was taken to another (real) PayPal web page and got a message stating that the page I was trying to access was for Paypal members only and to login or register! At that point, alarm bells are going off all over my mind. I quickly went back to the email and checked the link and it was a fake one to some hackers website, and he now had my Paypal user ID and password. Not a fun thought. I immediately opened a new browser, typed in PayPal's site and changed my password. No damage done because I moved quickly, but could have been a disaster. My only point is that is was NOT a request to confirm my acount info and lured me in. Watch carefully!

RJI

[Freelander Sporrano]

I got one of thoose letters too.
I sent it direct to Paypals Spoof mail link on their site . I got an e-mail back saying that they (Pay pal never send e-mails out ...so be careful

[Sherry]

I forward such emails to spoof@paypal.com or spoof@ebay.com , as appropriate. Maybe they can track down the jerks who do this.

Sherry

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

Sherry and Freelander, I should have pointed out that I did the same with the email. Anything that they can do to catch those who do this will be facilitated by our providing information and clues.

[Riverkilt]

Have had all that PayPal and Ebay Phishing and I don't even have an ebay account... Do send them on but their security folks don't seem to care, never respond other than the standard "we got it and will respond" but they never respond...sending them an email is tedious too. So I just delete them now.

Do forward spam to the FBI spam site spam@uce.gov That's fun, don't know that they even bother with it though.

Ron

[Mike n NC]

Do forward spam to the FBI spam site spam@uce.gov That's fun, don't know that they even bother with it though.

Ron

Good lord, if I sent on all the spam I get here and at work they would come after me.

Mike